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• A Day In Milan

  By Matthew H. Clarke on August 11, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  If you decide to visit Milan, and you happen to be a Christian, and even better a Catholic – and for some odd reason you like beauty, here is a good way of spending one day of your holiday. Just… Read More ›

• The Fine Line Of Responsibility

  By Matthew H. Clarke on August 10, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  If there is one thing that I have found useful in my life and – still relatively brief – career, is the taking of responsibility, at least to a high degree. Nobody is ever fully responsible – but for the… Read More ›

• Flirting With Technology

  By Matthew H. Clarke on August 6, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  There is something incredibly peaceful and satisfying about contemplating things that are far in time and space – I’m talking about the cold beauty of the universe, remote galaxies, mysteries of science, origin of matter; but also with respect to… Read More ›

• How Bad Is It Going To Be?

  By Matthew H. Clarke on August 4, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  I have been fortunate to spend some time in Milan recently. July and August are not the best time to be in Milan – it is hot and humid, and relatively quiet (most locals flee Milan in the summer, if… Read More ›

• Eat In, Help the NHS

  By Matthew H. Clarke on August 3, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  I understand why Rishi Sunak and the UK government have come up with a scheme to incentivise people to go out – not because going out is a great thing per se, given that it will increase your chances to… Read More ›

• An Interest in Learning

  By Matthew H. Clarke on August 2, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  One of my many side projects, or better dreams, would be to create a school, designed in a way that it would be completely unique. It would be a secondary school / high school type level. I will not get… Read More ›

• Attitudes and Perception

  By Matthew H. Clarke on July 31, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  I have been thinking a lot lately about the polarization taking place in our Western society, and particularly in the US, and trying to quantify how much of that is externally driven (media, political discussion, economic gaps etc) and how… Read More ›

• The New Normal

  By Matthew H. Clarke on July 30, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  It is so strange to travel and see how different countries are reacting to the current pandemic. There is a desire to go back to normal, and yet you see masked people everywhere. You may go to a fancy restaurant,… Read More ›

• There is really nothing to talk about

  By Matthew H. Clarke on July 16, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  As I go through my morning routine of checking the news on Italian, UK and US media, as well as on Twitter, I can’t help noticing that there is literally nothing worth reading. The usual Covid section; the usual Trump… Read More ›

• America, America

  By Matthew H. Clarke on July 12, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  Many tribes, one country. For the longest time, my only idea of America was really New York City, where I worked. I had been to the West Coast, to Hawaii and to a few other places, but really when you… Read More ›